British International Investment PLC

Trading as: CDC

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British International Investment is a development finance institution and impact investor backed by the UK Government. The firm was established in 1948 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Founded: 08/12/1999

Industries: Activities of venture and development capital companies

Website: https://bii.co.uk

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Financial Snapshot

Last accounts made up to 31 December 2023

Next accounts due 30 June 2025 (1 month)

Turnover £104.4m

↓ -67%

Employees 594

↑ 9%

Directors

Name	Role	Appointed ↓	Nationality	Age
Leslie Maasdorp	Chief Executive Officer	15/01/2025	South African	58 years
Daniel Joseph William Hanna	Non-executive Director	01/05/2024	British	47 years
Simon Nicholas Rowlands	Director	22/07/2022	British	67 years
Diana Louise Patricia Layfield	Company Director	01/12/2021	British	54 years
Christopher Marshall Woodruff	Director	01/08/2021	American	65 years
Kathryn Ann Matthews	Director	01/01/2021	British	65 years
Carolyn Sims	Company Director	23/09/2020	British	60 years
Krishnakumar Natarajan	Director	15/07/2020	Indian	68 years
Andrew Folorunso Alli	Director	24/09/2018	Nigerian	57 years
Dolika Banda	Director	24/09/2018	Zambian	62 years
Laurie Jean Spengler	Company Director	28/07/2016	American	62 years

Leslie Maasdorp

Role:

Chief Executive Officer

Appointed:

15/01/2025

Nationality:

South African

Age:

58 years

Daniel Joseph William Hanna

Role:

Non-executive Director

Appointed:

01/05/2024

Nationality:

British

Age:

47 years

Simon Nicholas Rowlands

Role:

Director

Appointed:

22/07/2022

Nationality:

British

Age:

67 years

Diana Louise Patricia Layfield

Role:

Company Director

Appointed:

01/12/2021

Nationality:

British

Age:

54 years

Christopher Marshall Woodruff

Role:

Director

Appointed:

01/08/2021

Nationality:

American

Age:

65 years

Kathryn Ann Matthews

Role:

Director

Appointed:

01/01/2021

Nationality:

British

Age:

65 years

Carolyn Sims

Role:

Company Director

Appointed:

23/09/2020

Nationality:

British

Age:

60 years

Krishnakumar Natarajan

Role:

Director

Appointed:

15/07/2020

Nationality:

Indian

Age:

68 years

Andrew Folorunso Alli

Role:

Director

Appointed:

24/09/2018

Nationality:

Nigerian

Age:

57 years

Dolika Banda

Role:

Director

Appointed:

24/09/2018

Nationality:

Zambian

Age:

62 years

Laurie Jean Spengler

Role:

Company Director

Appointed:

28/07/2016

Nationality:

American

Age:

62 years

People with Significant Control

Name	Nature of Control	Notified On	Nationality
Secretary Of State For Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Affairs	Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent, Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent, Right To Appoint And Remove Directors	30/09/2020	N/A

Secretary Of State For Foreign, Commonwealth And Development Affairs

Nature of Control:

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent, Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent, Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Notified On:

30/09/2020

Nationality:

N/A

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Shareholders

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2 shareholders available

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Charges

6 charges registered

Standard Chartered Bank Outstanding

Created 30/08/2016

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Standard Chartered Bank Outstanding

Created 23/06/2016

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Properties

7 properties

Regions

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GREATER LONDON

Zone B, Third Floor, 123 Victoria Street, London (SW1E 5BP)

Leasehold • SW1E 5BP

£165,413

Added 09/02/2015 • CITY OF WESTMINSTER

GREATER LONDON

Zone B, Third Floor, 123 Victoria Street, London (SW1E 5BP)

Leasehold • SW1E 5BP

Added 04/04/2022 • CITY OF WESTMINSTER

GREATER LONDON

Part Of Sixth Floor, 123 Victoria Street, London (SW1E 6DE)

Leasehold • SW1E 6DE

Added 04/04/2022 • CITY OF WESTMINSTER

Share Capital

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14 issuances recorded

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Grants

Total grant funding received: £10,471,857.48

			Programme
01/04/2020	£6,092,552.00	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
FCDO is aiming to catalyse the market for impact investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Impact investments are those which have both a financial and social return by benefiting poor and low-income people through improved access to affordable goods and services and income generating opportunities. The Impact Programme aims to promote solutions to the barriers and constraints that are preventing Impact Investing from scaling up in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The programme seeks to foster a significant increase in the volume and distribution of impact investment, reaching the underserved as consumers, suppliers, distributors or employees, in hard to reach, difficult geographies, and through innovative business models.
01/04/2019	£1,549,565.81	Department for International Development	Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
01/04/2019	£1,222,535.67	Department for International Development	Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
01/04/2018	£723,756.00	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office	Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
FCDO is aiming to catalyse the market for impact investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Impact investments are those which have both a financial and social return by benefiting poor and low-income people through improved access to affordable goods and services and income generating opportunities. The Impact Programme aims to promote solutions to the barriers and constraints that are preventing Impact Investing from scaling up in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The programme seeks to foster a significant increase in the volume and distribution of impact investment, reaching the underserved as consumers, suppliers, distributors or employees, in hard to reach, difficult geographies, and through innovative business models.
01/04/2018	£377,089.00	Department for International Development	Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor
Impact Programme - Investment to fund innovative solutions for development and help develop sustainable investment markets that work for the poor

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

£6,092,552.00

FCDO is aiming to catalyse the market for impact investment in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Impact investments are those which have both a financial and social return by benefiting poor and low-income people through improved access to affordable goods and services and income generating opportunities. The Impact Programme aims to promote solutions to the barriers and constraints that are preventing Impact Investing from scaling up in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The programme seeks to foster a significant increase in the volume and distribution of impact investment, reaching the underserved as consumers, suppliers, distributors or employees, in hard to reach, difficult geographies, and through innovative business models.

Date Awarded:

01/04/2020

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